The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-04
JUDGE KELLEY,s PLAN.
A Proposal to Reduce the Surplus by a Re.
peal Of the Tobacco Tax

peal Of the Tobacco Tax
w ashngton Special in Philadelphia Press.
In the meantime the Speaker, with his accus-
toned suavity, is bowling and saying pretty gen.
eralities to the Hon. Samuel j. Randall Some-
thing may come of these generalties these
smiles, these pleasant words, but shrewd OBJ
servers OF the situation shake their heads and
say: Morrison will never let Randall's bill
come up" in the meantime the Republicans
have completely deserted Mr.. Randall, so far as
his new bill is concerned They have had time
to look it over and have come to the same con-
cluson as the Press did the day of its publica-
tion-namely, that it was An attractive bill to
free traders, but out Of gear with all projections
ist principles. At this juncture Judge Kelley
steps in and is preparing bill which is prac-
teal way out OF the whole dilemma. The Judges
proposed measure is a simple bill for the repeal
of the internal tax on tobacco 1t will be un-
tramme!ed by other issues and he will ask the
Speaker to recognize him and try TO pass it I'M
der the suspension of the rules He intends to
make his frst attempt within few days, and if
he fails he will continue his efforts to the end of
the session. Judge Kelley thinks this is the
one practical bill for the reduction of the revr-
enue that can be passed at the session, and his
wide legislative experience leads him to believe
that it is better to concentrate your strength on
a thing that you can do than to fritter it away
dozen things that you can't do. This is the
programme as decided to-day by some of the Re.
publican leaders.
That Judge Kelley is the best man to bring
both Democrats and Republicans, free-tradere
and protectionsts together on the surplus rev.
enue there can be doubt. With the veteran
member from Philadelphia the repeal of the in
ternal revenue has been for years fixed prin-
ciple. 1t is not party expediency. He advo-
Gated this course when it WAS unpopular, and has
never departed from his ideas on this issue Ev-
cry member knows this, and speaker Carlisle
recognizes it. The Southern members feel par
ticularly friendly to the Judge for the boom he
has recently given the growing industries of that
section Without wishing to embarrass Mr..
Carlisle by saying in advance that he will do
thus and So think it safe to say that he is more.
likely to recognize Judge Kelley with simple
proposition of this kind than any other man on
the Republican side. It is equally safe TO assert
that next to a Democrat the majority would
rather Judge Kelley should make this motion
than any other man. Should he do so and sue
coed. no one can claim victory either for Nor
rison or Randall, and, further, it would not be
Republican victory Democratic victory. It
would simply be reduction of war taxes made
by the Forty-ni Congress The tariff battle
would be postponed. in accordance with what is
undoubtedly the sentiment of the present Con.
eress. for the Fiftieth Congress to wreste with.
Here is the way out of the difficulty that would
be satisfactory in more ways than one.